This has been a super rough weekend. Friday, I was annoyed. Saturday, I was irritated. Today, I was just plain ole pissed off. Not a good look. There were plenty of things that I could do to make myself feel better: spend time with friends (did that), did a bit of work (did that too), address the primary frustration (working on it), and run...
From day one of my running career, I discovered that the act of running makes my world significantly brighter. When I've been happy, I'd run and I'd miraculously become happier. When I was sad, running turned my frown upside down. When I was upset/frustrated, the little annoyances started to look and feel like the mole hills that they really were instead of the mountains they seemed to be.
Friday, I was annoyed...but spent the evening with friends and had a good time. Saturday, I was irritated, but my friends...being the great friends that they are...imposed themselves on me for the whole day. We braai'd (bbq'd) all day at my house and had a helluva lot of fun. Sunday, at the peak of my frustration, I just felt like being alone...or at least limited my contact with the outside world to those friends and family members who could be reached via Skype. One of those awesome friends gave me some sage advice that put things in perspective. Another friend told me simply, "Get your ass up and go running or STFU!"
After being told off, I plugged up my nearly dead iPod and Garmin for a quick 10 minute charge, slapped on some running clothes I found on the floor (TMI?), and headed out the door for a much needed run. My 5 mile run was an allegory for my current situation. The lessons learned are as follows: 1) When the going gets tough, the tough get going (0-2 km), 2) Sometimes, you just feel like crap (2-3 km), 2) Stop and smell the roses (or get some water when you're thirsty- 3 km), 3) Anything worth having takes work... (3-6 km), and 4) I'm down, but certainly not out (0-8 km).
Not that things are 100's, but they're definitely better and I now have the right attitude...or close to it...to deal with the underlying frustrations I dealing with at the moment.
Tomorrow is a new day and another opportunity to run. <---- Holla if you hear me!
So until next time....one foot in front of the other...keep it movin'!!!
Yours in (tomorrow is a new day) training,
Dani
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